2021 was a great year for the owners of a Nintendo Switch , since the hybrid console of large n certainly received many exclusive games for all kinds of players. From solo adventures such as Metroid Dread , until cooperative adventures in _ Mario Party Superstars _, the catalog of this platform was definitely grew and sales reflected it.

As usual, famitsu has presented the software sales table at Japan , revealing so Mario Party Superstars and the remakes of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl continue to dominate the country Japanese. Without more preamble, here we leave you with the full table:

1. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 20,340 (814,023)

two. [NSW] Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl – 13,696 (2,468,151)

3. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 13,347 (4,726,811)

4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,340 (4,387,139)

5. [NSW] Minecraft – 9,892 (2,485,415)

6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 9,257 (7,158,271)

7. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 7,668 (3,052,106)

8. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – 6,994 (230,422)

9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentesu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! – 6,948 (2,577,427)

10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 5,301 (911,313)

On the other hand, famitsu also unveiled hardware sales and the results are the following:

1. Switch Model OLED – 36,534 (1,030.341)

two. Switch – 27,609 (17,894,965)

3. Switch Lite – 13.076 (4,515,554)

4. PlayStation 5 – 15,729 (1,106,719)

5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3.128 (207,280)

6. Xbox Series X – 1,620 (75,885)

7. Xbox Series S – 1.007 (58,453)

8. NEW 2DS LL (includes 2DS) – 325 (1,181,039)

9. PlayStation 4 – 14 (7,819,291)

For this year, Nintendo also has several important launches, starting with Pokémon Legends: Arceus , which will be making its debut Friday, January 28.

Editor’s note: At this point, it will be difficult for Sony and Microsoft to compete against Nintendo, at least in Japan. The shortage of PS5 and Series X does not help either, and although Switch also suffered from certain problems of shortage, they were never as serious as that of the other consoles.